Reader's view: Stuck in the snow on our Midland streets

Ralph P. Forsberg

Published
7:10 am EST, Saturday, February 23, 2019

To the editor:

Realizing this is a waste of my time, I nonetheless have to protest the fact that, as I live on a cul-de-sac, my street stays unplowed for two to four days after any snow storm. As I write (Feb. 13) we have a Dial-a-Ride vehicle stuck outside my neighbor's house, having been stuck myself as were other neighbors who missed work, I have to ask if we who live on cul d'sacs will, in perpetuity, be last on the list of plowing?

Sure, I recognize that main streets ought to be plowed first and that secondary streets, such as Carpenter, next. But why does every other side street also get priority every single time? Could we not, say every three to four storms, get plowed before other side streets?

I wonder what percentage of Midland voters live on side streets and feel totally ignored through every snow storm? Priorities are priorities, I understand, but having grown up in Chicago, where no side streets are ever plowed, there can be accommodations. When our local alderman from down the block was elected our streets got plowed for the first time, and sewer blockages ceased to occur. This means, I think, there is leeway to treat all homeowners fairly now and again. Would any city official in Midland wish to be last forever on the time list for plowing?